estay
Spanish
Etymology
From Old French estay, from Frankish *staka (“stake, post”), from Proto-Germanic *stakô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtai/ [esˈt̪ai̯]
- Rhymes: -ai
- Syllabification: es‧tay
Noun
estay m (plural estayes or estáis)
- (nautical) stay
Derived terms
- estay mayor
Further reading
- “estay”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014